Most Nevadans like most Americans are waking up to a more peaceful day today. The reason being that the incessant political ads and equally disturbing telephone polling calls have finally come to an end. Since this is being written prior to yesterday’s election it might be well to highlight some of the more interesting occurrences of the last election cycle. First would … [Read more...]
Election News
The number one story as this was being written last week was the number of suspicious packages sent thru the mail to Democrat critics of President Trump. The blame for the mailing was quick to come from both sides of the political aisle. President Trump said that it was caused by the vocal Democrats and the main stream media. The charge from the other side was led by ex CIA … [Read more...]
Remembering Paul Laxalt
The recent passing of Senator Paul Laxalt was well documented in the local press. For me, my first meeting with Laxalt was on a basketball court in Carson City. My town team, in the Reno City League, McCaughey Motors was playing his Carson City town team. I was warned that Laxalt was a star player, so I elected to guard him. Fortunately for us, we were able to defeat Carson by … [Read more...]
Kangaroo Court
Now that Justice Brett Kavanaugh is firmly seated on the Supreme Court the days of the kangaroo court which was run by democrats after the judicial hearing ended is over. During that tumultuous tirade which was caused by the doddering Diane Feinstein the true spirit of the Democrats on the committee was exposed for all to see. In his final response to the absurd allegations … [Read more...]
In the Inquisition
By the time you read this the Kavanaugh saga should have been decided one way or the other. Since this was written last Thursday the most we can do is encapsulate what went on from day one of Trumps pick for the Supreme Court. In early July the day after Trumps announcement democrat Senator Blumenthal arranged a press conference in front of the Supreme Court building where … [Read more...]
Tennis in Nevada
The 2018 tennis season is rapidly winding down with the completion of the US open and the Laver Cup. So it might be a good time to recall some of the Nevada highlights on the tennis court. We have to start off with the most famous career of any Nevadan on the international scene. That would be Andre Agassi. Who had a stellar professional experience after cutting his teeth as … [Read more...]
Who Let the Dogs Out?
The above headline refers to someone opening the Democrat kennel gate in order to let their rabid Mastiffs loose. The lead dog as usual was ex-president Barack Obama who in his initial appearance was at his prevaricating best when he tried to take credit for the current booming economy. During his long and meandering discourse he may have inadvertently told the truth when he … [Read more...]
Maybe ‘Crazy’ Is Good
There have been many adjectives to describe the unfitness of president Trump to hold the highest office in the land. Even the term “crazy” has been offered as a reason for his sometimes chaotic performance. If indeed Trump is unhinged it maybe that such behavior is necessary to correct the abysmal shape of the economy that the Obama administration left him. Recovering from the … [Read more...]